Hebrew Jonah Comic

I thought I posted this link earlier, but maybe that was on another blog.  The animated Hebrew Jonah Comic strip is a terrific tool for learning Hebrew.  You have to download Shockwave to run it, but you only have to do that once.  You can then play the comic strip online or download it.
The cartoons [...]

West Semitic Inscriptions

The University of Southern California sponsers the West Semitic Research Project, which includes “Ancient images and commentary relating to the Bible and the ancient Near East, including the Dead Sea Scrolls and West Semitic inscriptions.
There are a few easy links to low resolution images for the general public and information to register for access to [...]

Sites for Ancient Greek

Sources for inscriptions and classical Greek.

Interview

Tips on learning and teaching Hebrew, interview with Karyn Traphagen.

Solve This Riddle

We saw this statue on the Charles Bridge in Prague. This is not meant to be frivolous, but there are some important lessons from history you can learn. We will do this as a class project next week, but your assignment is to translate the Hebrew and explain the significance of this piece [...]

History of Writing

Writing was evidently invented by the Sumerians. The oldest writing that has survived, at any rate, is Sumerian Cuneiform. The Sumerians used a material they had in abundance–clay–for writing. They invented a form of picture writing called cuneiform (from Laitin cuneus=wedge + forma=form or shape).

Most cuneiform tablets are small; they would fit [...]

HELP FOR LEARNING THE HEBREW ALPHABET

Akhlah: The Jewish Children’s Learning Network is probably the best site for learning the aleph-bet. The “Script” column is the cursive Hebrew Alphabet. The “Block” letters are the most commonly used form in print. http://www.akhlah.com/aleph_bet/aleph-bet.php
“Judaism 101″ is a Jewish site that provide lots of information. Make sure you read the [...]